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Robust quantum storage and retrieval in a hybrid system by controllable Stark-chirped rapid adiabatic passages

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Quantum memory is one of the basic building blocks in large-scale quantum computers. In the paper, we propose a scheme to realize a quantum memory in a hybrid system by controllable Stark-chirped rapid adiabatic passages. In the hybrid system, by taking advantage of long coherence times in microscopic system, which is a two-level system naturally embedded in a current-biased Josephson junction, individual two-level system can be regarded as a quantum memory. The scheme of storage and retrieval is realized by Stark-chirped rapid adiabatic passages, which is insensitive to the details of the applied adiabatic pulses. In numerical investigation of the storage process using adiabatic master equations, we demonstrate that high-fidelity quantum memory can be achieved under practical noises. Finally, the experimental feasibility and performance are discussed based on the current experimental status.

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11104057, 11204061, and 61370090), the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant Nos. 1408085MA16 and 1408085MA21), and the Special Foundation of Research Institution of Hefei Normal University under Grant No. 2015JG03.

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    Long-Bao Yu, Jun-Sheng Feng, Ping Dong, Da-Chuang Li & Zhuo-Liang Cao

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Yu, LB., Feng, JS., Dong, P. et al. Robust quantum storage and retrieval in a hybrid system by controllable Stark-chirped rapid adiabatic passages. Quantum Inf Process 14, 3303–3315 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-015-1048-3

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